From Steppe to Spotlight: Kazakhstan’s Cultural Boom
The night Jennifer Lopez came to Astana, the city was different. The streets were crowded with people from all of Kazakhstan and much farther, cell phone in hand and everyone buzzing that she was here, on our stage, not another’s. A month later, I found myself watching FC Kairat playing with FC Real Madrid on…
We Raise Generation That Can Answer But Can’t Think
Talk to any teacher in Astana and they will tell you that they started to see essays that are weirdly similar. They are tidy, fluent and well-structured but with a sense that something is lacking. Just think about a bright Kazakh student, typing on a keyboard, writing the perfect essay on the history of the…
